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. 2020 Oct 29;7(10):e17453. doi: 10.2196/17453

Table 4.

Description of the treatments delivered by the apps in studies on self-monitoring and automatically generated data collected via smartphones in children, adolescents, and young adults with psychiatric disorders (n=9).

Author, year of publication Intervention
Bucci et al, 2018 [13] Actissist: Messages and cognitive or behavioral strategies aimed at ways of coping with distress; use of video, fact sheets, and external links. ClinTouch: only symptom monitoring.
Dennis et al, 2015 [24] Participants had access to ecological momentary intervention content.
Kennard et al, 2018 [25] Psychoeducation, behavioral activation and pleasant event scheduling, affect regulation strategies: savoring, switching, and distress tolerance, consolidation and review, distress tolerance strategies, emotion regulation skills, and safety plan.
Lim et al, 2020 [16] and Lim et al, 2019 [27]a The app delivers positive psychology content daily.
Neumayr et al, 2019 [19] Positive reinforcement, coping skills suggestions, motivational slogans, positive affirmations, guided meditations, and therapist feedback.
Shrier and Spalding, 2017 [20] Messages of general support and messages to avoid sexual risk.
Stallard et al, 2018 [26] Personalized mood-lifting activities and safety check to prevent self-harm.
Sweidan et al, 2019 [23] The app delivers educational content in the following categories: numbers, vocabularies, letters, social skills, relaxation, and anger management

aThis app was used in 2 different studies.